"interlocution" meaning in English

See interlocution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: interlocutions [plural]
Etymology: inter- + locution Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|locution}} inter- + locution Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} interlocution (countable and uncountable, plural interlocutions)
  1. Discussion or conversation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Discussion or conversation): диалог (dialog) [masculine] (Bulgarian), беседване (besedvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), interlocution [feminine] (French), interlokucja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-interlocution-en-noun-6lvMOu61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'Discussion or conversation': 96 4
  2. An intermediate decree before final decision. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-interlocution-en-noun-qY2mooYQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: interlocutor

Inflected forms

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